Compliance Investigator

Initial Posting Date
10/15/2025

Application Deadline
10/27/2025

Agency
Department of Transportation

Salary Range
$4,831 - $7,402

Position Type
Employee

Position Title
Compliance Investigator

Job Description
Compliance Specialist 2 – Compliance Investigator
Oregon Department of Transportation
Commerce and Compliance Division
Commercial Vehicle Licensing Branch / Commercial Vehicle Investigation & Compliance Unit
Salem
This position is open for recruitment and fully funded following the 2025 Special Legislative Session.
The Role
Bring your research and fact-finding skills to our Commerce and Compliance Division as a compliance investigator. In this role, you will have the opportunity to investigate complaints regarding alleged unlawful operations of commercial trucking and moving companies. You will use proven techniques to gather information, present findings, create reports, make recommendations for change and track progress towards resolution. If you have experience interpreting and applying laws, rules, regulations and policies, and can clearly communicate findings to a variety of audiences, we encourage you to apply

Notice to Applicants:
Each employee of the Oregon Department of Transportation in the Commerce and Compliance Division (CCD) must be aware of, and adhere to, OAR and ORS Failure to follow applicable administrative rules and statutes may impact employment.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our
applicant information website
to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your
employee Workday profile
.
A Day In The Life

• Investigate alleged unlawful operations and practices of motor carriers using various investigative techniques.
• Evaluate information obtained during investigations, interpret and apply applicable laws and rules to a variety of complex situations to identify non-compliance.
• Prepare reports and exhibits. Serve as primary witness for contested cases associated with investigations.
• Participate in special enforcement operations.
• Conduct technical audits of household goods movers.
• Write technical audit reports, provide oral and written technical advice and present audit information to moving companies.
• Communicate technical and audit information with motor carriers, other agencies and consumers.
• Provide information and share decisions about noncompliance issues with motor carriers, other agencies and consumers.
• Work is conducted in a variety of locations and may be exposed to irregular work hours, working around commercial vehicles, traffic and hazardous materials.
• This position primarily works alone with limited supervision and may require occasional out of state travel.
• Hybrid work options available with one day per week in the office required.
• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email

What's In It For You

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity

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Minimum Qualifications
Four years experience doing administrative research that included compiling and evaluating facts to recommend management action, or decide compliance with program guidelines and regulations. Two of the four years must be above the technical support level.

Note:
college-level course work may substitute for experience on the basis of 45-quarter units per year, up to a maximum of three years.

Special qualifications:
Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid US driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

What We'd Like To See
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials It's how we will choose whom to move forward You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and the ability to dissect problems and recommend solutions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with a diverse audience.
• Excellent time management skills and proven ability to follow through to bring projects to a satisfactory and timely completion.
• Experience conducting complex investigations into alleged misconduct or violation of laws, rules or policies.

How To Apply

• Complete the following required steps:

• Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the 'Need help?' section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

• Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section above.

• Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

• Please address your cover letter to Leah Cisneros, Compliance Investigation and Compliance Unit Manager.
• Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

• You must upload your cover letter in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of the application.

• Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call or email

Additional Information

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].
• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.
• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
• This position is not represented by a union (unrepresented).

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

Compliance, Investigation